Crime Rates at Colonial Way, Watford, WD24 4PT

Colonial Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Meriden , and the 80th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colonial Way (WD24 4PT) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% lower than the Meriden average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colonial Way (WD24 4PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norbury Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anglian Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.